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Before I began this paper, I opened our text book and turned towards the back to the index and looked up the word "culture". Topics and page numbers could be seen under the word for half a page, and then onto the next page. My point is, culture affects children an enormous amount; socially, cognitively and in all developmental areas. It is an issue I feel is sometimes overlooked inside the classroom, however which should be considered a great deal.
The book I chose to read is a piece of fiction literature written by Sandra Cisneros. The book is entitled "The House on Mango Street." It was the first book I thought of when I read the assignment. I remember reading it in high school and I remember the impact it left on me then. It's extremely powerful to read about the struggles and joys of a person from another culture, some of which you may never experience yourself, making it hard to even comprehend those feelings.
The book is written as a series of vignettes about a......

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